sluiceway
Controlled water channel
A sluiceway is an artificial channel for directing water flow, typically fitted with a gate or valve to control the current.
Sluiceways appear in mining operations to wash ore, in mills to power water wheels, and in dams to manage overflow: The sluiceway diverted excess water from the reservoir.
Constructed water channel
- racewayEnclosed competition circuit
- canalDug water passage
- millraceChannel driving water wheels
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
watercourse · culvert · trough · chute · penstock · headrace · tailrace · conduit
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- headworksWater supply control structure
apron · weir · check dam · irrigation system · hydropower · mill
Water-controlling barrier mechanism
Regulating movement or rate
- water regulationControl of liquid resources
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- outflowFluid exiting a system
- currentDirected flow of charge
head pressure · velocity · turbulence · backwater · drawdown · scouring · erosion control · fish ladder
Extracting metal from riverbeds
- riffleRapid page flipping
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
flume
Constructed water channel
aqueduct · watercourse · culvert · trough · chute · penstock · headrace · tailrace · conduit · spillway
dam
Water-holding barrier
headworks · apron · weir · check dam · irrigation system · hydropower · mill
floodgate
Water-controlling barrier mechanism
regulator · release mechanism · hoist · winch
flow control
Regulating movement or rate
- water regulationControl of liquid resources
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- outflowFluid exiting a system
current · head pressure · velocity · turbulence · backwater · drawdown · scouring · erosion control · fish ladder
gold panning
Extracting metal from riverbeds
- riffleRapid page flipping
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- racetrackpit lane, starting line, starting gate, finish line, starting grid
sluicewaynatural channel
sluicewaywild river
Unregulated natural watercourse
floodwaters · overflow · torrent · deluge · flash flood
way, sluice, highway, waterway, pathway, sluices, sluiced, sluicing, sluicegate